Early Tuesday morning just before 5:00 a.m. I was at the football field with several bags of weed and feed and a rotary spreader. Thegrass was fresh with dew and I wanted to make sure I was completely finished while the grass was still wet. It may seem like something very mundane to many of you, but to past, present,... READ MORE >
Summer in Grand Marais really can’t be beat. You have to enjoy the summer up here while you have it because it is a month or two shorter than everywhere else in the state. Have you ever noticed how busy your summer schedule can suddenly get? Between work, summer recreation leagues, a family get-together, etc., your summer schedule can get... READ MORE >
The weather this June has been downright forgettable. Even when we get a nice day of weather, we still get at least a two-hour dose of rain. As a father of four, it has been tough to get outside and enjoy all that Cook County has to offer. While single guys and young couples can brave the elements on a... READ MORE >
TheCook County baseball season came to a close for the seventhseeded Vikings last week when they lost to second-seeded Floodwood, 8-2. The Vikings ended the season with a 6-11 record. On Wednesday, June 2, the Vikings traveled to Floodwood. Earlier in the season, the Vikings played in a high-scoring game against the Polar Bears where they came up short one... READ MORE >
The Cook County softball season came to an end this past week when the Vikings lost to the Carlton Bulldogs, 22-3 in the first round of the Section 7A playoffs. Preceding the playoff game in Carlton, Cook County lost its regular season game in Albrook, 8-2. The Vikings finish the season with a 3-12 overall record. On Tuesday, May 18,... READ MORE >
The Cook County baseball team played three games this past week. On Tuesday, May 25, the Vikings played a doubleheader against a Thunder Bay select team that is comprised of the best talent in the greater Thunder Bay area. Neither game against Thunder Bay went against the overall season record. Cook County lost the first game 12-10 before getting ten-runned... READ MORE >
The Cook County baseball team split a pair of games this past week to bring its overall season record to 5-10. On Tuesday May 18, the Vikings traveled to Albrook and lost in a high-scoring game, 16-12. In a great Polar League battle against the Barnum Bombers on Friday, May 21, the Vikings won in a dramatic seventh inning comeback,... READ MORE >
Erica Borson is the lone female golfer competing for Cook County High School. Erica, daughter of Peter and Nichole Borson, will graduate this spring from Cook County. Her father was a standout athlete for Cook County where he starred in basketball and football for the Vikings in the mid 1980s. In class Erica is best known for her talkative nature... READ MORE >
In what could very well be the final season of golf at Cook County High School, the CCHS golf team has had a busy spring. Head Coach Scott Steinbach has done a terrific job of setting up a quality schedule and mentoring a young squad of quality golfers. Here is a look at the 2010 golf season to date. Day... READ MORE >
The Cook County baseball team dropped two games last week to bring its overall season record to 4-9. On Monday, May 10, the Vikings lost 11-10, in an extra-inning heartbreaker at home against the Floodwood Polar Bears. Cook County then traveled to Cotton the next day and came up short, losing 9-6 to the Cardinals. At home against Floodwood, the... READ MORE >
